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Health and Wellness (WCPP)
Western Cape Appropriation Bill: Health
15 Mar 2022
The Western Cape Standing Committee on Health convened a physical meeting in the provincial legislature to have a question and answer session with the provincial Department of Health (DOH) on its tabled budget for the 2022/23 financial year, which amounted to approximately R29 billion. The Department ...
Budget (WCPP)
2022 Western Cape Appropriation Bill: Provincial Treasury briefing
14 Mar 2022
The Western Cape 2022 provincial budget continued to respond to the constrained economic and socio-economic environment, but ensuring an impact for citizens would require a strengthening of collective oversight over its implementation. The Provincial Treasury reported this when it was briefing the Budget Committee of the provincial legislature in ...
Police Oversight, Community Safety and Cultural Affairs (WCPP)
Western Cape Liquor Authority Board: interviews and recommendation
4 Mar 2022
The Standing Committee convened on a virtual platform to interview eight shortlisted candidates for the Board of the Western Cape Liquor Authority. They were: Ms C Abdoll; Mr S Ndwandwa; Mr A Ariefdien; Mr XD Gwala; Mr J Louw; Mr G Morris; Ms N Potelwa; Mr H Stander. The ...
Police Oversight, Community Safety and Cultural Affairs (WCPP)
Department of Community Safety 2020/21 policing needs and priorities
3 Mar 2022
The Western Cape Department of Community Safety (DoCS) presented the policing needs and priorities (PNP) of the province to the Committee. This was an annual obligation on the MEC to present these needs and priorities to the Standing Committee.
It was reported that there was a shortage of human and ...
Police Oversight, Community Safety and Cultural Affairs (WCPP)
Premier on matters relating to the report against Mr A Fritz
2 Mar 2022
Media release by Premier Alan Winde on the removal of Albert Fritz
In a virtual meeting, the Committee was briefed on the report alleging sexual misconduct against Mr Albert Fritz, a former Member of the Executive Council (MEC) of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament (WCPP).
Adv Jennifer Williams said ...
Education (WCPP)
Election of Chairperson
1 Mar 2022
The Committee met to elect a new Chairperson. Ms D Baartman (DA) was elected without objection.
Adhoc Committee on Covid-19 (WCPP)
Briefing by UCT Children’s Institute on impact of Covid-19 pandemic on children in the province
1 Mar 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Ad Hoc Committee on Covid-19 was briefed by the Children’s Institute at the University of Cape Town on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on children in the Western Cape, and the emerging impact of Covid-19 and lockdown across seven domains. Other ancillary contributions ...
Health and Wellness (WCPP)
Capacity of Khayelitsha District Hospital
23 Feb 2022
The Committee met on a virtual platform to be briefed by the Western Cape Department of Health and the Khayelitsha District Hospital on the capacity of the Khayelitsha District Hospital.
The hospital's chief executive officer (CEO) said that the hospital was desperately under-resourced and overburdened. It had an official ...
Education (WCPP)
School Infrastructure in the province
22 Feb 2022
In a virtual meeting, the Western Cape Departments of Education and Transport and Public Works briefed the Standing Committee on Education on the status of infrastructure in schools in the Western Cape province, especially those in the Swartland Municipality.
The Department stated that there has been a lot of ...
Public Accounts (SCOPA) (WCPP)
Provincial Treasury & Western Cape Gambling Audit Outcomes & Annual Reports 2020/21
3 Feb 2022
Western Cape Annual Reports 2020/21
The Public Accounts Committee received briefings by the Auditor-General of South Africa and Audit Committee on the audit outcome of the annual reports of the Western Cape Provincial Treasury and the Western Cape Gambling and Racing Board for the 2020/21 financial year.
The provincial ...